Dothan in Houston County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Dothan Municipal Light and Water Plant
Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 14, 2018
1. Dothan Municipal Light and Water Plant Marker
Light & Water Plant
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1991
Erected 1991 by the United States Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Landmarks • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1991.
Location. 31° 13.479′ N, 85° 23.345′ W. Marker is in Dothan, Alabama, in Houston County. It is on Museum Avenue north of East Main Street (U.S. 84), on the right when traveling north. Located on what is now the Wiregrass Museum of Art. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 126 Museum Avenue, Dothan AL 36303, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Wiregrass. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Naming of Dothan (within shouting distance of this marker); Marvin Holman (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Poplar Head Spring (about 400 feet away); The Founding of Dothan, Alabama (about 600 feet away); A Memorial to the Fallen (about 600 feet away); Dothan Opera House (about 700 feet away); Johnny Mack Brown (approx. 0.2 miles away); Main Street Commercial Historic District (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dothan.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 14, 2018
2. Former Dothan Municipal Light and Water Plant, now the Wiregrass Museum of Art.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 14, 2018
3. Dothan Landmarks Foundation and the Downtown Group date marker.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 14, 2018
4. Poster, inside the Museum, describing history of the plant.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 534 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 15, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
